Meaning of continent

Definition of continent

(adj) having control over urination and defecation
abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"
(noun) one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"
the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"

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